Janet was the first portrait. I wanted to include the words on her cardboard sign. But I didn’t want it to draw too much attention so I printed the words in a yellow that was a bit darker than the background. It was still readable but not overpowering. I wanted to say something about how Janet’s mind saw the world. I placed her portrait center stage then thought about how she saw the world. Her perspective was unique but somewhat squad. I placed perspective drawings around her portrait that were not quite accurate. I had also purchased the book she had just finished, tore it apart and attached 2 pages of her book to each of the prints. Across the pages of the book, I wrote “You spoke about something I did not understand so I laughed.” At the bottom, I wrote, “I read.”
